Championship roundup: Wigan relegated by late equaliser

A dramatic late equaliser condemned Wigan to relegation from the Championship, with the 1-1 draw at relegation rivals Reading sealing their fate
Championship roundup: Wigan relegated by late equaliser

GOING DOWN: James McClean and Wigan have been relegated from the Championship. File pic: Dan Istitene/Getty Images

A dramatic late equaliser condemned Wigan to relegation from the Championship, with the 1-1 draw at relegation rivals Reading sealing their fate.

The visitors had given themselves a glimmer of hope of avoiding the drop when defender Charlie Hughes headed home from close range nine minutes from the end. But Reading - still favourites to accompany Wigan and Blackpool into League One - levelled in the third minute of stoppage time through Yakou Méïté.

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